I have tried many ways to be ill. I don’t wear a sweater when I should, and two days ago I walked in the rain without my shoes. But so far nothing has happened. Debbie once told me about a boy in her class who liked being away from school. He would rub (擦) the end of the thermometer (温度计) until it went up to 39℃. Then he’d put it in his mouth and his mother would think he was really ill.

This morning I tried doing that but it never went above 35℃ and I rubbed it for ten minutes. So I held the thermometer next to the light on my desk and it went up to 40℃. I thought I’d put it in my mouth and walk downstairs like that. Then my mother would take it out and she would be worried when she saw that I was rather ill.

The only trouble was I didn’t know the thermometer would be so hot. As soon as I put it into my mouth, it burnt my tongue! I spit the thermometer out. It fell on the floor but it didn’t break.

I will have to think of a better way to get my mother and father back together.

1.Why did the writer walk in the rain without her shoes two days ago?

A.Because she had no money to buy a pair of shoes.

B.Because she thought it interesting to walk without shoes.

C.Because she was ill and forgot to put on her shoes when she left home.

D.Because she hoped she could be ill in this way.

2.According to (根据) the passage, which of the following is true?

A.The boy in Debbie’s class helped the writer a lot.

B.The boy in Debbie’s class knew everything.

C.The boy in Debbie’s class didn’t like going to school.

D.The boy in Debbie’s class was not healthy.

3.After the writer rubbed the thermometer, it went to ____.

A.35℃ B.37℃ C.39℃ D.40℃

4.Why did the writer spit the thermometer out?

A.Because it smelled terrible.

B.Because it was too hot.

C.Because it was too long.

D.Because it was broken.

5.The writer tries to be ill because ____.

A.she wants to stay at home with his family.

B.she wants her father and mother to come back together

C.she wants to ask her father for some money

D.she wants to get away from school.

Billy always loved blueberries. They were his favourite fruit. Today he was going to make juice with his uncle. His uncle likes to make juice out of everything. He made carrot juice, apple juice, vegetable juice, and more juices. But he had never made blueberry juice before!

First, Billy and his uncle went to a blueberry farm. They were each given a basket. They picked for an hour and got several pounds. It was hard work picking the little berries from the trees. Now Billy understood(明白)why they were expensive in the shops.

Next, they had to wash the fruit. Some of them still had leaves. Those had to be pulled off. Then the bad berries had to be thrown away. They washed the berries and made them air-dry.

After that, they pushed the blueberries through a strainer(过滤网).The strainer caught most of the seeds and skins, and only left a small glass of dark purple juice to them.

When they tasted the juice, it wasn't very sweet. Billy's uncle didn't want to add white sugar to the juice. It was better to use a naturally sweet juice, like apple juice, pear juice, or grape juice. They used grape juice as a sweetener(甜味剂), because grapes had a similar colour to the blueberries.

Finally, they could drink it. It was a lot of work to make juice, but it sure was refreshing!

1.Billy's uncle hadn't made________juice before.

A.carrot B.blueberry C.apple D.vegetable

2.Billy thought blueberries were expensive because________.

A.they were delicious B.they had to be sent(送)to the store

C.it was hard to pick them from the trees D.there weren't many blueberry trees on the farm

3.The underlined word "them" in Paragraph 4 refers to________.

A.blueberries B.farmers C.seeds and skins D.Billy and his uncle

4.The passage is mainly about .

A.why Billy liked blueberry juice

B.where Billy got the best blueberries

C.how Billy made blueberry juice with his uncle

D.what Billy did on the blueberry farm with his uncle

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